Newcastle United attacker Joelinton gained a penalty and netted a first-half header in a 3-0 thrashing of Leicester City that took his facet as much as second within the Premier League desk on Monday. Leicester defender Daniel Amartey received the match off to a horrible begin for the hosts, gifting Newcastle a penalty when he chopped down Joelinton after 86 seconds, and striker Chris Wood blasted the spot-kick into the center of the online.
It was a welcome objective for the 31-year-old New Zealander, who performed for Leicester from 2013-15 and was solely within the staff resulting from Callum Wilson being dominated out via sickness.
Newcastle’s nice begin continued when Miguel Almiron added an excellent second within the seventh minute, chopping in from the fitting earlier than enjoying a one-two with Bruno Guimaraes and slotting the return go in on the far put up.
Despite the return of league soccer following the World Cup break, there was little Christmas cheer for the house followers as Joelinton made it 3-0 within the thirty second minute when Boubakary Soumare was caught ball-watching at a nook and the Brazilian headed residence.
In one of many first half’s few brilliant attacking moments for the house facet, Leicester’s Zambian striker Patson Daka had a shout for a penalty turned down after a conflict with keeper Nick Pope, however all too usually the striker’s decision-making let him down.
The introduction of Jamie Vardy on the break gave Leicester’s assault a focus that was sorely missing within the first half, however Newcastle’s well-organised defence restricted them to pictures from distance that had been simply handled.
Newcastle climbed above Manchester City, who play Leeds United on Wednesday, into second place on 33 factors, 4 behind leaders Arsenal, who tackle West Ham United afterward Monday. Leicester are thirteenth on 17 factors.
Ait Nouri earns Wolves last-gasp win at Everton
Rayan Ait Nouri grabbed the winner 5 minutes into stoppage-time as Wolverhampton Wanderers moved off the foot of the desk with a 2-1 victory over Everton in supervisor Julen Lopetegui’s first Premier League recreation in cost on Monday. Ait Nouri scored from shut vary on the again put up after a fast break from the guests to spark wild celebrations from the gamers and the bench, and go away Frank Lampard’s strugglers strolling off the Goodison Park pitch to boos.
Wolves climbed two locations to 18th with 13 factors from 16 video games, one place and one level behind Everton, who at the moment are in freefall following a six-week break within the Premier League season for the World Cup.
Everton hit the entrance inside seven minutes with their first objective from a nook all season. Dwight McNeil swung within the set-piece and an unmarked Yerry Mina headed in his first Premier League objective for 2 years. But Wolves struck again halfway via the primary half with a well-worked nook of their very own that allowed Joao Moutinho to clip the ball to the again put up and Daniel Podence offered a neat volley end.
Ait Nouri’s late winner got here towards the run of play as the house facet pushed for victory, however Wolves host Manchester United and Everton journey to Manchester City of their subsequent video games on Saturday.
Fulham ease previous nine-man Palace
Fulham earned a 3-0 win away to Crystal Palace on Monday to climb to eighth within the Premier League after the hosts had two gamers despatched off.
Bobby De Corvoda-Reid, Tim Ream and Aleksandar Mitrovic had been on the right track for Fulham. Palace had Tyrick Mitchell despatched off within the first half and James Tomkins adopted him down the tunnel within the second after a second reserving.
The victory moved Fulham to 22 factors after 16 video games whereas Palace lie eleventh on 19 factors after 15 matches. Palace striker Jordan Ayew hit the bar with the primary massive likelihood of the sport. Then Fulham struck, De Cordova-Reid glancing in a cross from Mitrovic after a sloppy go from Joachim Andersen was intercepted.
Moments later Palace’s fortunes unravelled additional when Mitchell was proven a straight crimson card for a reckless deal with on Kenny Tete. Tomkins’s second yellow card got here for pushing Mitrovic over.
Fulham took full benefit of getting two further gamers as Ream doubled their lead scoring his first Premier League objective on the age of 35.
Mitrovic then received the reward that his all-action efficiency deserved, heading in a cross from Willian within the eightieth minute to take his tally for the season to 10 league targets.
Brighton provisionally transfer to sixth with 3-1 win at Southampton
Brighton & Hove Albion provisionally climbed to sixth within the Premier League standings after they gained 3-1 away to Southampton in a riveting Boxing Day conflict.
A header from Adam Lallana and a shocking long-range strike by Solly March together with Romain Perraud’s personal objective helped Brighton take their factors tally to 24 – two greater than seventh-placed Liverpool who play at Aston Villa later.
Brighton went forward within the fifteenth minute when Lallana scored towards his former membership after he linked with March’s cross and despatched his header into the online as goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu scuffed a simple save.
The guests doubled their lead within the thirty fifth minute after defender Perraud turned the ball into his personal internet whereas attempting to clear a cross from Pervis Estupinan.
March made it 3-0 within the fifty fifth minute with a sensational effort from outdoors the field after he lower in from the fitting facet for an excellent solo transfer. Brighton may have had a fourth objective shortly after however Kaoru Mitoma’s header went extensive.
In the 73rd minute, Southampton had been awarded a penalty for Pascal Gross’s foul on Samuel Edozie and though James Ward-Prowse’s spot-kick was stopped by keeper Robert Sanchez, the Southampton skipper nodded residence on the rebound.
